# 119-hr-6831: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act

119-hr-6831, Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6831
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6831
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prevent presidential enrichment from official activities.** This bill would require repayment of Secret Service and related travel costs when presidential travel benefits a private business, bar presidents from running or directing businesses while in office, and tighten reporting and penalty rules for libraries and family members. - Presidents and immediate family: The bill would bar a sitting President from creating, operating, or serving on a company's board or handling day-to-day business. Immediate family members who engage in that conduct would file quarterly reports to Congress and publish certifications, and any income the President earns from those roles would be taxed at 100%. - Security and travel costs: Protected individuals would have to reimburse the Treasury for the full amount the U.S. Secret Service and other government travel spending incur when travel is for business of an entity the President owns or controls or from which the President receives a financial benefit. - Legal claims: The bill would add an exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act so claims by the President, the Vice President, or someone who later becomes President or Vice President are not covered in the described situations. The change would apply to claims pending on or after enactment. - Presidential libraries and museums: A person protected by the Secret Service would be barred from soliciting donations for a presidential library or museum while the President is in office. That person and private entities administering or lobbying for a library or museum would submit annual reports to the Archivist of the United States, and failing to file would trigger a $1,000 per day penalty.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Repay Secret Service travel costs: cost, high. This bill would require people the Secret Service protects to repay the Treasury for Secret Service protection and any other government travel costs when they travel for a business owned by or benefiting the President. The rule would apply to domestic and international travel that furthers those pr…
- Bar FTCA claims by President or VP: cost, low. This bill would add an exclusion to the Federal Tort Claims Act so that claims brought by the President or Vice President would not be covered. It would also bar claims by anyone who becomes President or Vice President while their claim is pending. The change would apply to claims pending on or fil…
- New rules for presidential libraries: cost, low. This bill would bar Secret Service–protected people from soliciting donations for a presidential library or museum while the president is in office. Private groups that run or lobby for a presidential library would have to file one financial report to the Archivist each year. People protected by th…
- Limits on President business income: cost, low. This bill would bar the President, while in office, from creating or operating a business, serving on any corporate board, or running day-to-day business operations. If an immediate family member does business the President would be barred from doing, that family member would have to file quarterly…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6831 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6831)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6831 (as of 2026-04-21).